Worship stems from the soul...

Worship stems from the soul; it springs from gnosis { ma‘rifah }; it emanates from cognition; it originates from piety { taqaddus }; it radiates from adoration; it derives from admiration; it comes from seeking refuge and assistance; and it arises from the love of the perfections { kamalat } of the Worshipped Being { ma‘bud }. Yes, worship is outwardly a simple act, but if it is other than the above, worship will not be entertained by man.

Worship means emptying the heart of material things, letting the spirit fly, and allowing the feet to make steps beyond the seeable and hearable things. Worship guarantees the love of man whose politeness in relation to his Lord is sometimes expressed through eulogy and adoration; at other times through glorification { tasbih } and sanctification { taqdis }; and yet at some other times, through gratitude and gestures of submission.

Indifference toward worship Hadrat[^12] ‘Ali ( ‘a ) says: قَرَّتْ إِذاً عينه إذا ٱقتَدى بعد السنين المتطاولة بالبهيمة الهاملة و السائمة المرعيّة. “May I get blind if after having passed so many years of my life (and with the possession of all talent, capabilities, facilities, intellect, knowledge, and inspiration), I now turn into an animal in human form!” Yes, civilization, technology and the progress of new instruments…